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experts are saying that tax holiday is coming to an end. the center on policy and budget priorities says it is about $100 billion. goldman sachs says ending the tax holiday would shave percentage points off economic growth next year, not predicted that strong anyway. let's say you make $50,000 a year. that works out to be $20 a week. if you add it up, it comes out to be a thousand dollars less that you are taking home in 2013. >> and that is just the beginning. >> that is not even the tax increases we are looking at. this is just what is taken out of your paycheck. >> we are going to keep looking for it and have the answers for you, coming up >>> rg iii and the redskins are nfc east champs, heading to the playoffs. >> that's right. coming up dave owens is one-on-one with the rookie quarterback after the big win last night. stay with us. on >>> we are starting off with part pli cloudy skies there morning, we'll turn overcast this afternoon. still highs will have the opportunity to make it into the lower range 40s with southwest winds. >>> an
experts are saying that tax holiday is coming to an end. the center on policy and budget priorities says it is about $100 billion. goldman sachs says ending the tax holiday would shave percentage points off economic growth next year, not predicted that strong anyway. let's say you make $50,000 a year. that works out to be $20 a week. if you add it up, it comes out to be a thousand dollars less that you are taking home in 2013. >> and that is just the beginning. >> that is not even...
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, that's raising about $600 billion in new tax revenues. originally they were looking for $1.4 trillion. so we're not even halfway there. then we've got all these spending cuts on the table. we don't know what's going to happen with that. we're kicking the can down the road for another two months. the debt ceiling is still out there. countries around the world are looking at the united states and saying you couldn't get a deal done and you had 15 months when you know you had to do it? so there's a lot of anger for americans. honestly they've seen this going on for months and months and they think they can't get it done. >> one of the interesting things we talked about week after week after week and we always said oh, my gosh, the stock market is reacting to greece and reacting to spain and the fiscal cliff and the uncertainty there. yet when we look at the year end numbers, they weren't so awful. >> they weren't so awful. you can thank timothy geithner and the federal reserve for that. we did have this bond buying program going on. interest
, that's raising about $600 billion in new tax revenues. originally they were looking for $1.4 trillion. so we're not even halfway there. then we've got all these spending cuts on the table. we don't know what's going to happen with that. we're kicking the can down the road for another two months. the debt ceiling is still out there. countries around the world are looking at the united states and saying you couldn't get a deal done and you had 15 months when you know you had to do it? so...
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they're just a few days left before a series of tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in. many of which economists say could push the country into another recession. the senate got back to work thursday and the house will be called back in to work for a session on sunday. >>> a looming dock worker strike threatens to hurt the economy as well. longshoremen are locked in negotiations with shipping companies over the royalties paid to workers for each ton of cargo they move. a shutdown would impact 15 ports along the east coast and the gulf. and officials estimate it would cost $1 billion a day. >>> a new york city hospital evacuated during superstorm sandy reopened today. it's the first time since the storm hit that nearly all of the services at nyu's medical center are finally back up and running. the manhattan hospital had to clear out 300 patients after it lost generator power during the storm. since early november only some of its outpatients facilesies have been operating. >>> after a hyattsville man tried the take his own life a calm and cool 911 dispatcher, a mother's
they're just a few days left before a series of tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in. many of which economists say could push the country into another recession. the senate got back to work thursday and the house will be called back in to work for a session on sunday. >>> a looming dock worker strike threatens to hurt the economy as well. longshoremen are locked in negotiations with shipping companies over the royalties paid to workers for each ton of cargo they move. a shutdown...
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more than one in four people surveyed cited concerns about higher taxes. before we go to break, i want to tell you again to donate to st. jude's children's hospital and help the courys' dream come true. text light at 5 -- text life to 50333 to donate $10. >>> redskins hang on to victory over the eagles. rg3's return and his playoff implications. we'll be right back. >>> howard here with your weather first. going to be a raw day. rain will be developing. eight going to get moderate at times this afternoon. north and west of town cold enough for snow and sleet to mix in. surface temperatures should remain above freezing. not expecting much more than wet streets. perhaps minor accumulations on the grassy surfaces. full details of that christmas forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>> traffic nice and light. more of that for you as the monk rolls along -- morning rolls along for you shortly. the american legion bridge, nice light beltway volume. not used to seeing this but these are your christmas eve conditions. that's your timesaver traffic. back to an
more than one in four people surveyed cited concerns about higher taxes. before we go to break, i want to tell you again to donate to st. jude's children's hospital and help the courys' dream come true. text light at 5 -- text life to 50333 to donate $10. >>> redskins hang on to victory over the eagles. rg3's return and his playoff implications. we'll be right back. >>> howard here with your weather first. going to be a raw day. rain will be developing. eight going to get...